LBJ presidency 1963-1968 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryJohnson as presidentA2/A-levelAQA Created by: evekavCreated on: 13-12-21 15:41 What nickname did he earn after winning the Democratic nomination amongst allegations of voter fraud? 'Landslide Johnson' 1 of 27 What was the 'Johnson Treatment'? Intimidation he used. 2 of 27 How many pieces of legislation did he pass during the 89th Congress? 60 3 of 27 What was evidence reflected his ability to get legislation passed? Less use of Executive Orders 4 of 27 What was his domestic programme called? Great Society 5 of 27 What did his policies aim to address? Poverty 6 of 27 What focused Johnson's Great Society policies? Hint: Book Michael Harrington's book: The Other America 7 of 27 Where did 'Great Society' get its name from? Walter Lippmann's book: The Good Society 8 of 27 What did Johnson announce in his State of Union address in January 1964? An 'unconditional war on poverty'. 9 of 27 How did his political skill help with Congress? He was able to identify things that mattered to congress=huge advantage. 10 of 27 Who's domestic policies influenced Johnson's? Roosevelt's New Deal Kennedy's New Frontier 11 of 27 Who did Johnson win in the 1964 presidential election and to what extent? Barry Goldwater Landslide victory 12 of 27 Who was in charge of the War on Poverty? Sargent Shriver 13 of 27 What was the budget given for the War on Poverty? $1 billion 14 of 27 What did Shriver think of the experience? He believed Vietnam war killed the War on Poverty. 15 of 27 How much was given to the Great Society vs the Vietnam War? $15.5 billion (1965-1973) for Great Society $120 billion for Vietnam War 16 of 27 How much of the population did Medicare/Medicaid provide with with health care? 20% 17 of 27 What did the Head Start Programme do? Provided free nursery schooling for disadvantaged children. 18 of 27 What was Johnson's civil rights legislation like? Hint: how important was it? Most important since the civil war. 19 of 27 How many poor families were there in America in 1959 compared to 1968? 40 million - 1959 25 million - 1968 20 of 27 How did Economist Milton Friedman criticise Johnson's programmes? Accused him of damaging the economy with his interventionist approach. 21 of 27 How did Economist Thomas Sowell criticise Johnson's programmes? Accused Johnson of destroying the African American family through liberal welfare and civil rights legislation. 22 of 27 Who did Nixon/Reagan recognise as those 'not being heard'? Silent Majority 23 of 27 What damning comparison did King make in 1966 about government spending on Vietnam vs at home? Gov spent $500,000 to kill one Vietcong soldier when only $35 was made available for one American poor. 24 of 27 Who were the key Kennedy team Johnson kept when he became president? Bobby Kennedy Robert McNamara Dean Rusk 25 of 27 What did the Executive Order on 29 November do? Renamed NASA's launch centre at Cape Canaveral as the John F Kennedy Space Centre. 26 of 27 How did Johnson deal with the public demand as to why Kennedy had been killed? Ordered Earl Warren to head a Commission into the assassination - Warren Commission Report. 27 of 27
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